Project
This page extends the study guide with more information specific to the project work in this course.
Formal requirements
The project module is examined by a written project report that you hand in for one of the course’s examination dates. All formal requirements for the written report, as well as assessment criteria and a suggested structure for the report, are compiled in the project report document:
Finding a topic
You are free to work on any topic within the area of text mining. The lectures and labs should offer some inspiration on possible topics to work on, but we also provide a selection of example projects from previous course iterations. Note that it’s perfectly fine to work on the same topic as a project from previous years!
Part of the project’s knowledge requirements is to identify and formulate a substantial text mining problem with some help from a teacher. You can get help for your project during the project kick-off session or by booking a meeting with the examiner. You can use this meeting time however you like, but please come prepared with concrete questions!
Working on your project
Whatever topic you choose, you will probably need to decide on which data to use, what methodology to apply, and how to evaluate your results. Here are some pointers that may be useful along the way; we will also discuss them during the project kick-off session. As mentioned before, you are encouraged to book a meeting with the examiner to discuss any questions, ideas, or problems you may have.
Places to find data
- Kaggle
- HuggingFace Datasets
- Papers With Code
- Riksdagens öppna data (in Swedish)
Places to find research papers
Further resources
If your project uses machine learning in any way, we recommend the following paper to help you avoid some common issues:
- How to avoid machine learning pitfalls: a guide for academic researchers, by Michael A. Lones.
Many more advanced methods for text mining require access to a GPU; if you do not have access to a computer with a suitable GPU, you can try using Colab or Kaggle to run your experiments.
Writing your report
Your written report is submitted via Lisam and needs to consist of 3–5 pages of content in the *ACL paper style. You must use one of the templates provided there; they are available for both Microsoft Word and LaTeX, the latter also in the form of an Overleaf template.
More information about the formal requirements for the project, as well as a suggested structure, can be found in the project report document — please read it carefully!
Receiving your grade
You can expect to receive your grade and assessment within 15 working days after the respective submission deadline shown in Lisam. The project report document gives more details about the assessment criteria and the requirements for specific grades. If you are unsure how well your plans for the project fit these criteria, you are welcome to contact the examiner at any point during the teaching period to discuss this.